Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Samuel Said from Business and Technology received his Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership from Union University this spring. His dissertation title was: "Pedagogical Best
Practices in Higher Education National Centers of Academic Excellence / Cyber
Defense Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense." Congrats Samuel!

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Carol
Bazenet in Student Services received a Master’s Degree in Organizational Leadership
from Trevecca Nazarene University this spring. Her program focus was
“Integrating career competency skills through the utilization of High
Impact Practices (HIP) early on in a student’s career at Volunteer State
Community College.” Her goal is to develop a campus-wide appreciation
among students as to the benefit of career readiness at the community college
level through direct and indirect engagement by faculty and staff. Congrats
Carol!

Elvis
Brandon received his Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership from
Union University in December. His dissertation title is “The Effectiveness of a
Cohort Model as a Predictor of Grade Point Average and Graduation Status of
Pre-Health Sciences Students in a Public Community College.” Congrats to Elvis!

Adjunct Philosophy instructor Bryant
Owens received his Humanities/Philosophy doctorate from Faulkner University
this spring. The title of the dissertation is "The Role of Caritas in the
Hermeneutic of Saint Augustine and its Impact on Philosophical and Theological
Hermeneutics." Congratulations Bryant!

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Anne Marie McKee with International Education has successfully defended her doctoral dissertation earning her a Doctor of Education degree from Union University. Dr. McKee conducted her dissertation research in
the area of Study Abroad by completing a longitudinal case study examining a
cohort of Career and Technical Education students and faculty. Congratulations Dr. McKee!

Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Rhonda Gregory is now officially Dr. Rhonda Gregory, having successfully defended her dissertation titled
“Influence of Quality Matters™ Professional Development on Faculty Members’
Perceptions of Design Standards and their Course Development Abilities.” Vol
State currently uses the Quality MattersHigher Education Rubric for the
quality assurance of online and hybrid courses. Rhonda is the director of Distributed Education at Vol State.

The Ed.D. in Instruction & Curriculum Leadership is from the University of Memphis.

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